Friday, March 8, 2013

Podcasts in the Classroom

I hope to teach grade 1, 2, or 3. Even for this age group, there are ways to use podcasting in the classroom. Podcasting could be used by the students or the teacher.

Teachers could use it as a tool to relay information to parents about their child's homework, or other important information. Teachers could also use them to prepare lessons, explain class procedures and homework instructions for a substitute or student teacher.

Students could make a podcast about what they're learning on a certain topic, or what they're learning that week. A fun way to use podcasting for this age group would be to tell stories (take turns reading a story, then discussing what it meant to them), practice spelling, or to make a skit. 

A class website or blog could even be made to share the above information/work with their families. Podcasting can be a fun way to look back on the work they've done over the year and see how things have changed and how much they've learned.

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